The fact that some resource prices are fixed by contracts help explain why firms:

What will be an ideal response?


increase output in the short run when the price level increases.

Economics

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Scholars know the national origins of Americans at the end of the colonial period because

(a) the study of surnames provides the necessary information. (b) people had to declare their country of origin when entering the colonies. (c) tax laws required this information. (d) an annual census provided this information.

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A decrease in quantity demanded is given by a(n)

a. downward shift of the demand curve b. upward shift of the demand curve c. downward movement to the right along the demand curve d. upward movement to the left along the demand curve e. downward shift of both demand and supply curves

Economics

Under which of the following circumstances would an auditor be most likely to intensify an examination of a $500 imprest petty cash fund?

A) Reimbursement occurs twice each week. B) Reimbursement vouchers are not prenumbered. C) The custodian occasionally uses the cash fund to cash employee checks. D) The custodian endorses reimbursement checks.

Economics

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a person who does not have a job but is currently available for work and has been actively looking for a job in the past four weeks is considered

A) unemployed. B) employed. C) not in the labor force. D) underemployed.

Economics